96 points - "...Grown on a north-facing slope in red, iron-rich soils. The way the new oak plays into the fruit complexity in 2007 lends it first-growth status. The small berry concentration follows through on that promise with a crescendo of flavor, pure ripe currant that lasts with a rich, smoky savor. The structure, depth and character of the wine is classical, a California original from the 1960's that's buffed to a contemporary gloss. This is a great vintage of Red Rock."2007 Diamond Mountain District Napa Valley Red Rock Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon in Wine & Spirits

95 points - "The five acres at Gravelly Meadow are part of an ancient riverbed, the coolest site of Diamond Creek's three main vineyards. It produced a heady 2007, almost off-putting in its power at first. The flavors progress from the richnesss of new oak toward a grape and soil expression similar to the fruitiness of black mushrooms. It's sleek, juicy, and dark in tone, the finesse of the wine already making it delicious, while the tightness of the underlying structure suggests years of development ahead."2007 Diamond Mountain District Napa Valley Gravelly Meadow Cabernet Sauvignon in Wine & Spirits

91 points - "
...The deepest and most complex of the bunch. It leads with
aromas of dark fruits, toast and dried herbs and follows on with layered, like-minded flavors...It’s overall balance and structure are such that we have no qualms about setting it aside for
another five or six years.
"2007 Diamond Mountain District Napa Valley Gravelly Meadow Cabernet Sauvignon in Connoisseur's Guide to California Wine

"Year after year Diamond Creek, under the direction of Boots Brounstein, is at the top of the pinnacle of California's cabernets. I would love to know the secret to their amazing consistency. This year's bottling is silky and supple under a light veil of tannins with some black cherry and violet aromas and flavors persisting through the long smooth finish. "2007 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill in The Wine Corner by Pierre DuMont, Piedmont Post, June 9, 2010

"Tasted just recently, the wine sang, thumbing its nose in the face of some Twittering folk who warned the Cabernet might have fallen apart. The aroma was piercing, the graphite compelling. A sip-or in this case a bottle-and a delicious dehydrated prune (think hamantaschen filling), sweetened with a memory of acacia honey, made the wine go down easy."1981 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill Cabernet Sauvignon in the Wall Street Journal Magazine